This course will guide students through the stories, essays, and poems of Lu Xun (1881-1936). Such readings will help students understand several important issues that faced China during Lu Xun's time and that are still very much alive today--such as language reform, women's emancipation, modernity, and the debate about the so-called "national character." Conducted in Chinese.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: one 300-level Chinese course or equivalent.

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